Assault charges pend for Long Pond man

A Long Pond man is in jail on assault charges, caught after he crashed his car on Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township late Sunday.

A Long Pond man is in jail on assault charges, caught after he crashed his car on Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township late Sunday.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police arrested Peter R. Jakiemchek III, 32, after finding his car in a ditch on Route 115 just south of Long Pond Road around 11:30 p.m. Police said he was under the influence of alcohol.

Around that time, Jakiemchek's girlfriend filed a report that he had assaulted her by crashing into her vehicle while leaving Paddy Kenny's bar on Route 115 near where he crashed his car. She also sustained a minor injury when police said Jakiemchek hit her after crashing into her.